The first step of the transplant journey is the national waiting list managed by The United Network for Organ Sharing. Currently, there are more than 115,000 people waiting for life-saving organs because there are not enough donor organs for everyone who needs them.

As a transplant recipient, you may want to write to the family of your donor to share information about your renewed life and to express your gratitude. Here is a resource to aid in finding the right words.

Gift of Life Donor Program is the largest organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States, serving more than 11 million people across the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. We help and heal lives by coordinating the recovery and distribution of organs and tissues used in life-saving and life-enhancing transplants.